The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-18
BABY wARDROBEs.
How u Man Makes Purchases.

goods establishments were temporarily
inactive, says The Ncw York Times.
The stream of incoming customers
seemed to have run itself dry Conse-
quently the maidens made themselves
up into little groups and talked in that
subdued tone of voice calculated to
make everyone anxious to learn the
subject of their conversation. As they
talked a very mild-looking young man
strollcd in leisurely manner into the
store and looked about him. He was
dressed in what is popularity called the
height of fashion, which summit usual
ly includes some carefully creased
trousers some brickdust-co gloves,
an admirably CLOSED beaver hat, and
some pointed leather boots. To say
that the young man looked embarrassed
is to express family the condition OF his
countenance He seemed, rs they put
it in Paris, like chicken that has found
II penknfe and had no idea what to do
with il. First he gazed at the grouped
madens, then his glance took in the
goods that hung in careless pendulosity
over the counters. Finally his dillidence
seemed to get the better OF him, and he
turned himself streetward
Il know what he wants, poor young
man." said the foremost of the mai
dens, pretty brunette, heaving sigh
and supplementing it with a laugh.
I'D help him if | could, Girls, stop
laughing. He'll think you're making
fun of him. Men always do when
they're in any doubt"
I-I-d-don't know whether IL
am a-at the Fright counter, I'm
sure" he stammered. The f-fact is
I'm n-not used to sh-shopping. My
w-wife g-generally does it-er---
81 knew it," whispered one of the
girls to her neighbor, rather audibly.
..He has a wife. He looks it. | SYM
pathize."
"In fact" resumed the unfortunate
young man, casting about for assist
ance and finding none, ''w-when she
asked me to buy it for her refused.
1t m-makes a f-fcllow l-look so d-deuc-
eddy stupid don't yer know. -
mot at all" said the brunette. with
her most touching smile. 81 assure
you that you make mistake. We
don't mind what you buy, and I'm sure
the proprietors of the store don't us
long as you pay for il. As you were
saying, however ~
II hardly like to ask for it, said the
young man; ''it's such fearful thing
to express. | assure you / walked up
and down the street, outside the store.
trying to pluck up courage to enter. /
didn't find much courage, but entered
all the same. What lot of girls to
wait on one MANI The young fellow
sighed as he made this remark. Then
he stopped down ana said in low tone
to the pretty brunette: IL want to
h-buy b.bustle."
II was too much for human nature,
and feminine human nature at that
The girls laughed quietly, rippingly,
but Enthusiastically. There was not a
straight face at the counter except that
belonging to the young man. which was
sufl'used with carmine tnts and dis
tress.
"W-what k-kind will you have?" ask
ed the pretty brunette, her lips CULVER
ing with emotion. assuredly ill-sup-
pressed. We have these small ones at
40 cents. They wear very well, most
adaptable. comfortable, and effective,
SIR"
Don't" said the young man pathet-
ically. II don't want ii, that is 10 say,
l need one of those long bustles that 60
half way down the back of the dress.
III don't know what you call them, but
they look like b-bird cage"
Precisely" said the pretty brunette,
precisely" Then she brought a vast
collection of the articles, placed them
on the counter and waited patiently I'M
til the miserable young man had made
his selection. Then she sent the pur-
chase away to be wrapped in paper,
and tried to engross the customer in
casual conversation about the weather
and other absorbing topics. She was
totally unsuccessful The young man
walked about twenty yards from the
counter and stood there in painful med